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Cue Guide for Billiard Players.

No. 242,877. Patented June 14,188l.

VENTOR I WITNESSFJS I M.

ATTORNEYS I UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM M. BRYANT, WASHINGTON, D. (3., ASSIGNOR- OF ONETHIRD TO E. W. ANDERSON AND J. CLEMENT SMITH, OF SAME PLACE.

CUE-GUIDE FOR BlLLlARD-PLAYERS.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 242,877, dated June 14, 1881. Application filed May 12, 1881. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WM. M. BRYANT, a citi zen of the United States, resident of Washington, in the county of Washington and District of Columbia, have invented a new and valuable Improvement in Cue-Guides for Billiard- Players; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description of the construction and operation of the same,

reference being had to the annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, and to the letters and figures of reference marked there- Figure 1 of the drawings is a representation of a side view, partly sectional. Fig. 2 is a perspective view. Fig. 3 is a side view, and Fig. 4 is a side view, partly sectional.

This invention has relation to means for facilitating the use ofthe cue in playing billiards,

2o bagatelle, and other similar gain es; and it consists in providing a guide-bearing for attachment to the guiding or still hand of the player,

substantially as hereinafter set forth.

The object of the invention is to assist be ginners in-learning the game, as well. as to provide a means whereby experts and players of some experience can make difficult shots with comparative ease, the player being enabled to handle the one with this guide in anew 0 and interesting manner.

The guide may be made in a variety of ways, and in many forms. In the accompanying drawings I have illustrated two forms, which will sufficiently indicate the invention. The

device is primarily designed to be attached to the hand, the forefinger or thumb of the left or guiding hand being the usual place of attach ment.

The letter a of the drawings designates the 0 guide-bearin g, which is a simple concave curve of metal, rubber, wood, or other suitable material. This bearinga is pivoted or otherwise attached to or formed with a ring or clasp, I), designed to be attached to the forefinger or thumb, or, in some instances, to be connected 5 to the edge of the metacarpal portion of the hand. It will be found, however, most convenient to arrange the ring or clasp on the thumb or forefinger. In order to steady the bearing a'under the weight of the one a pro- 0 jection or arm, 0, is usually provided, which is designed to bear against the inside of the hand.

The arm 0 or the cue-guide a may be made to fold toward the clasp or ring for convenience in carrying the article, it thought desirable; or it may be highly ornamented and worn as a watch-charm. It is recommended, however, that it be simply constructed of narrow bandlike material or of wire.

Having described this invention, what I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, 1s-

1. A one guide or hearing for billiard-players, having means of attachment to the finger or hand, substantially as specified.

2. A one guide or bearing for billiard-players, having means of attachment to the finger or hand, and a steadying projection or 'arm, substantially as specified. .70

3. A one guide or bearing consisting of the cue-bearing a, the ringor clasp b,an d the stead ying projection or arm 0, substantially as specified.

In testimony that I claim the above I have 7 hereunto subscribed my name in the presence of two witnesses.

- WM. M. BRYANT. Witnesses:

PHILIP G. MASI,

EUGENE D. GARUSI. 

